Members Of The VFW Post 5277 Recognize US Service Members Killed In Kabul

September 7, 2021

William Alfred Suggs Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 5277 placed a memorial in honor the 13 U.S Servicemembers (11 Marines, 1 Navy Sailor and 1 Army Soldier) killed in a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on August 26.

1.      Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City

2.      Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Mas

3.      Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, Calif.

4.      Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha.

5.      Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, Calif.

6.      Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Ind.

7.      Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas.

8.      Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Mo.

9.      Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyo.

10.  Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

11.  Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, Calif.

12.  Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio

13.  Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tenn.

The memorial is available for viewing by the public on Wednesdays 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Fridays from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm during bingo and Saturdays 1 pm to 4 pm. at the William Alfred Suggs VFW Post No 5277, located at 855 West Desoto St
Clermont, FL.

The William Alfred Suggs Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5277 is a simple two-story concrete block and brick masonry building located in Downtown Clermont. Originally constructed as a one-story building in 1946 by members of the William Alfred Suggs Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 5277, a second story was constructed circa 1955. The building is the oldest surviving building in Clermont custom-built for a veteran’s support organization that is still in active use by the group.